[LISTEN] Sheehan shot at Smith while still on the phone with police control room

Paul Sheehan, the former driver for Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia, can be heard in this recording asking the police to send over Rapid Intervention Unit officers to apprehend Stephen Smith, before audibly shooting at Smith as he fled the scene of the alleged assault.

Sheehan can be heard shooting the car while still on the emergency line 112.

Sheenan’s conversation with the control room was released by the PN’s media.

TRANSCRIPT

Control Room: Hello 112 l-Emergenza.

PC Sheehan: 112 D-driver tal ministru, ibghatli tal-RIU.

Control Room: X’ghandek?

PC Sheehan: Urgenti fejn il-pixxina.

Control Room: Pixxina fejn?

PC Sheehan: Tal-Qroqq.

Control Room: Ehe, fejn ezatt fil-parking?

PC Sheehan: Ehe, fejn il-parking.

Control Room: X’ghandek?

PC Sheehan: Jarawni. Faqghuli l-karozza tal-ministru u baqa sejjer. Gie biex jattakani u hrigt l-arma ghalih ha tkun taf.

Control Room: Sorry?

PC Sheehan: Ghidtlek faqali l-karozza tal-ministru.

Control Room: Sewwa...

PC Sheehan: Orrajt. Ejjew issa.

Control Room: Issa ghidli l-karozza li habtet mieghek. Inutli nibghatlek l-RIU hemmhekk. Inti trid tmur l-eqreb ghassa.

PC Sheehan: Ma nistax. Qed inkellmek jiena. Ghandi l-ministru mieghi.

Control Room: Iwa, naf x’inti tghidli jahasra... il-Ministru. Il-karozza, ghandek idea x’kienet il-karozza?

PC Sheehan: Opel Vauxhall. Ha jsuqli, harabli.

[Shots are heard at this point of the telephone call]

PC Sheehan: Sparajt fuqu. Harabli!

Control Room: X’inhu?

PC Sheehan: Harabli. Sparajt fuqu!

Control Room: Sparajt fuqu. Fuq min sparajt?

PC Sheehan: Ehe Puluzija jien. Ghax stajt ma bghatthomlix. Prosit.

Control Room: Ma bghatthomlix, qed nghidlek... il-karozza...

PC Sheehan: Qed nigri warajh direzzjoni lejn Regional Road. Ibghatli ghax ha nibqa ntih it-tiri sakemm tigu.

Control Room: Ghidli x’inhi l-karozza. M’intix tghidli x’inhi.

PC Sheehan: Opel Vauxhall.

Control Room: X’kulur?

PC Sheehan: Silver. Qed nigri warajh. Lejn Regional Road.

Control Room: Lejn Regional Road, direzzjoni l-fejn? Lejn Santa Venera?

PC Sheehan: Ghadni tiela l-fuq. Ghadni ha nohrog ghal Regional Road.

Control Room: Lejn Santa Venera, jigifieri?

PC Sheehan: FEIO...

Control Room: Sorry?

PC Sheehan: Ghax pjanci ta barra. FEIO...

Control Room: FEIO?

PC Sheehan: Iva. Ija. Direzzjoni lejn il-mini ta Santa Venera.

Control Room: Lejn il-mini ta Santa Venera. Hekk orrajt. Ha nibghathom issa. Tal-ghassa ha nibghathom hemmhekk.